(i) New technology was expensive and merchants and industrialists were Cautious about using it.
(ii) The machines often broke down and repairs were costly.
(iii) They were not much effective as compared to cheap labor.
(i) The British cotton manufacture began to expand.
(ii) British manu{acturers pressurized the Government to restrict cotton imports.
(iii) Manufacturers began to search the overseas markets for selling their cloth.
(iv) Indian textiles...
(i) New technology was expensive and merchants and industrialists were Cautious about using it.
(ii) The machines often broke down and repairs were costly.
(iii) They were not much effective as compared to...
(i) Poor peasants and vagrants moved to cities in large number in search of jobs, waiting for work.
(ii) There was plenty of labor and their wages were low.
(iii) Industrialists had...
(i) Seasonal demand for laborers in industries.
(ii) The range of products could be produced only with handlooms.
(iii) For certain products only human, skill was required.
(iv) Upper-class society preferred things produced by...
(i) The poor and filthy living conditions of one room houses which posed a serious threat to public health.
(ii) There were dangers of fire hazards.
(iii) There was also a fear...
(i) This was because of the superstitions and myths that prevailed in the society.
(ii) Conservative Hindus believed that a literate girl would be widowed and Muslims feared that educated women...
(i) The poor and filthy living conditions of one room houses which posed a serious threat to public health.
(ii) There were dangers of fire hazards.
(iii) There was also a fear...
(i) The growth of trade in cotton and opium attracted a large number of traders, bankers and artisans to Bombay.
(ii) A large number of people migrated to Bombay from Ratnagiri...
